Alternative litigation financing in the United States : issues, knowns, and unknowns / Steven Garber.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Garber, Steven, 1950-

Series:

Occasional paper (Rand Corporation) ; OP-306.

Occasional paper ; OP-306-LFCMP

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Costs (Law)--United States.

Costs (Law).

Practice of law--Economic aspects--United States.

Practice of law.

Lawyers--Fees--United States.

Lawyers.

Law and economics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (68 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Santa Monica, Calif. : RAND, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Alternative litigation financing (ALF)--also known as ""third-party"" litigation financing--refers to provision of capital by parties other than plaintiffs, defendants, their lawyers, or defendants' insurers to support litigation-related activity. This paper describes the ALF industry as of early 2010 and discusses the legal ethics, social morality, and, especially, potential economic effects of ALF.

Contents:

Introduction

Overview of this paper

A snapshot of the U.S. ALF industry, as of early 2010

Different meanings of ethics and implications for ALF activity

Microeconomic perspectives on the current and near-term effects of ALF on litigation

Policy assessment and the effects of ALF over time

Concluding comments.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 47-50).

ISBN:

1-282-94047-3

9786612940477

0-8330-5072-9

OCLC:

676700695